Fabulous Red and White Painted Folk Art Sewing Bird (Duck) with Drawer china paint the other on the interior

the other on the interior

bleeding a little around the edges

true early set

which pops against the metallic black glazing of the rest of the plate

it took me a minute to find which piece on each had a little give to allow the taking apart process to begin--and the way the pieces fit together is pretty cool as it reveals itself

Fabulous Red and White Painted Folk Art Sewing Bird (Duck) with Drawer china paint the other on the interiorI've seen a fair number of vintage "sewing birds" around handy things, housing scissors, thread, and other sewing supplies but I have never seen another as good as this one! It's definitely the paint job that really makes it the perfect creamy white and blood red combo, with a great face on the duck and fabulous brush mark dabs all over. But the design is very good too, with a super long pull out drawer, spool holder posts along both sides, a hole for